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Fifty-eight percent of office-based health care providers prescribed drugs electronically last year, up from three years ago when 10% did so, and more than a third of all prescriptions in 2011 were written electronically, according to a Surescripts study.

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Surescripts announced the number of prescriptions that were routed through its network increased from 570 million in 2011 and 788 million in 2012 to 1.04 billion in 2013. The health information network reported that 73% of office-based doctors used e-prescribing last year. "We're incredibly proud to report measurable progress connecting and coordinating care providers through our network, because we believe that people and organizations working together will make health care more efficient, more effective and easier to navigate," said Surescripts acting CEO Paul Uhrig.

The number of e-prescriptions written by health care providers grew to 191 million in 2009, up 181% from the previous year, a Surescripts report says. Of all office-based prescribers in 2009, about 25% used e-prescriptions, a trend that corresponds with the rising acceptance of e-prescribing among pharmacies, the report notes.

The number of electronic prescriptions almost tripled in 2009 to 191 million from 68 million in 2008, Surescripts data showed. E-prescribing in the first three months of 2010 accounted for nearly one in five prescriptions, and twice as many office-based physicians now have the technology to e-prescribe compared with 2008.

About 17% of office-based health care providers send prescriptions to pharmacies electronically, up from 12% at the end of 2008 and 6% at the end of 2007, according to a report by Surescripts. The company said more than 100,000 physicians have adopted e-prescribing, as government incentives encouraging them to go paperless begin to take effect.

About 17% of office-based health care professionals send prescriptions to pharmacies electronically, up from 12% at the end of 2008 and 6% at the end of 2007, according to a report by Surescripts. The company said more than 100,000 medical providers have adopted e-prescribing, as government incentives encouraging them to go paperless begin to take effect.